Cloud Systems Engineer SME
About The Position
GDIT is hiring a Cloud Systems Engineer SME for the US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System eXtended (US BICES-X), a program supporting DoW intelligence information sharing about current and emerging global threats with mission and coalition partners and emerging nations. The internationally dispersed team supports each combatant command and directly supports warfighters and their missions. The role designs future-state IT architectures and services, aligns business strategies, operational processes, and IT strategies, and develops architecture models, analyses, designs, and supporting documents for leadership. The position is onsite at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with less than 10% travel required. The likely salary range is $164,382–$181,700; actual compensation may vary based on experience, geographic location, and contractual requirements. The position requires a current US Top Secret/SCI clearance and US citizenship. GDIT describes its work as delivering technology solutions and mission services to US government, defense, and intelligence customers. The company reports 26,000 experts operating across more than 50 countries.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and technical experience.
- At least 15 years of directly related experience in systems administration and analysis.
- Must possess and maintain a US Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Must meet 8140 IAT Level 3 certification requirements.
- At least 10 years of experience designing and implementing zero trust environments.
- Experience with zero trust technologies and pillars.
- Experience with micro-segmentation.
- Experience with ICAM/PKI technologies such as PingDirectory, PingFederate, and SailPoint.
- Experience with software-defined perimeters.
- Experience with encryption types such as Type 1 and CSfC.
- Experience with Cisco and Juniper networking devices and protocols.
- Experience with Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls.
- Experience with intrusion detection systems (IDS).
- Experience with security information and event management (SIEM) solutions.
- Experience with endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.
- Experience with network management, monitoring, and scanning tools such as SolarWinds, ServiceNow, OpenNMS, Nessus, and Splunk.
- Experience with NetApp storage systems.
- Experience with virtualization such as VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere.
- Experience with Microsoft operating systems, tools/applications, and services.
- US citizenship is required.
Responsibilities
- Design and define architectures for future-state IT capabilities and services.
- Work with stakeholders to align business strategies, operational processes, and IT strategies related to future-state architecture changes.
- Leverage enterprise methodologies and DoW standards.
- Use data to develop architecture models, visualizations, and analyses that articulate current and future needs.
- Analyze customer needs and provide guidance on industry trends and opportunities.
- Identify and document architectural requirements for future enterprise needs, including goals, approach, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and desired end state for each milestone.
- Research and propose products, systems, and solutions that meet functional and technical requirements or provide recommendations.
- Develop high-level system design diagrams.
- Evaluate workflow, organizational, and planning problems analytically and systematically, and develop corrective actions.
- Prepare assessments, point papers, briefings, and executive presentations as architectural support documents for leadership.
Benefits
- Medical plan options, including some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options and a company match.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
- Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
